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National Register listings in Durham County, North Carolina

88 listings 29 districts 5 National Historic Landmarks 74 with nomination summaries Updated October 2026
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Most notable listings

Bull Durham Tobacco Factory NHL Durham · Building · listed 1974 North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building NHL Durham · Building · listed 1975 Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory NHL Durham · Building · listed 1966 Pauli Murray Family Home NHL Durham Pauli Murray Family Home NHL Durham American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant Durham · District · listed 2000 Bassett House Durham · Building · listed 1979 Bennett Place State Historic Site Durham · Site · listed 1970 Biddle, Mary Duke, Estate Durham · Building · listed 2013 Blacknall, Richard D., House Durham · Building · listed 1990

Historic districts (29)

All listings

Places: Durham (78) · Bahama (7) · Chapel Hill (3)

NamePlaceTypeListed
American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant Durham District 2000
Bassett House Durham Building 1979
Bennett Place State Historic Site Durham Site 1970
Biddle, Mary Duke, Estate Durham Building 2013
Blacknall, Richard D., House Durham Building 1990
Bright Leaf Historic District Durham District 1999
Bull Durham Tobacco Factory NHL Durham Building 1974
Bullington Warehouse Durham Building 1982
Burch Avenue Historic District Durham District 2010
Carr, Johm C. and Binford, House Durham Building 2011
City Garage Yard and Fire Drill Tower Durham Building 2000
Clark and Sorrell Garage Durham Building 2000
Cleveland Street District Durham District 1985
College Heights Historic District Durham District 2019
Cranford-Wannamaker House Durham Building 1979
Crowell House Durham Building 1979
Dillard-Gamble Houses Durham Building 1979
Downtown Durham Historic District Durham District 1977
Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory NHL Durham Building 1966
Duke Memorial United Methodist Church Durham Building 1985
Durham Cotton Mills Village Historic District Durham District 1985
Durham Hosiery Mill Durham Building 1978
Durham Hosiery Mills Dye House Durham Building 2014
Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company Building Durham Building 1985
East Durham Historic District Durham District 2004
Emmanuel AME Church Durham Building 1985
Ephphatha Church Durham Building 1985
Erwin Cotton Mills Company Mill No. 1 Headquarters Building Durham Building 1984
Fairntosh Plantation Durham Building 1973
Forbus, Wiley and Elizabeth, House Durham Building 2005
Forest Hills Historic District Durham District 2005
Foster and West Geer Streets Historic District Durham District 2013
Geer Cemetery Durham Site 2024
Golden Belt Historic District Durham District 1985
Golden Belt Historic District (Boundary Increase) Durham Building 1996
Greystone Durham Building 1982
Hampton-Ellis Farm Bahama Building 2011
Hardscrabble Bahama Building 1972
Harriet Tubman YWCA Durham Building 2024
Hill, John Sprunt, House Durham Building 1978
Hillside Park High School Durham Building 2013
Holloway Street District Durham District 1985
Holloway Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) Durham District 2009
Holloway, Kinchen, House Durham Building 2008
Hope Valley Historic District Durham District 2009
Horton Grove Complex Durham Building 1978
Lakewood Park Historic District Durham District 2003
Leigh Farm Chapel Hill Building 1975
Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2 Durham Building 2008
Little Creek Site (31 DH 351) Chapel Hill Site 1985
Little River High School Bahama Building 2017
Mangum, Bartlett, House Durham Building 1989
Meadowmont Chapel Hill District 1985
Morehead Hill Historic District Durham District 1985
Morehead Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) Durham District 2004
North Carolina Central University Durham District 1986
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building NHL Durham Building 1975
North Durham County Prison Camp (Former) Durham Building 1998
North Durham-Duke Park District Durham District 1985
O'Brien, William Thomas, House Durham Building 1985
Pauli Murray Family Home NHL Durham
Pauli Murray Family Home NHL Durham
Pearl Mill Village Historic District Durham District 1985
Pegram House Durham Building 1979
Poland, George, House Bahama Building 2004
Powe House Durham Building 1985
Russell School Durham Building 2009
Scarborough House Durham Building 1985
Scott and Roberts Dry Cleaning Plant, Office, and Store Durham Building 2012
Smith Warehouse Durham Building 1985
St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal Church Durham Building 1976
Stagville Durham Building 1973
Stokesdale Historic District Durham District 2010
Tilley, Marcus, House Bahama Building 2000
Trinity Historic District Durham District 1986
Trinity Historic District (Boundary Increase II) Durham District 2008
Trinity Historic District (Boundary Increase) Durham District 2004
Umstead, Adolphus W., House Bahama Building 1989
Umstead, D.C., Store and House Bahama Building 2014
Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room Durham Building 2003
Venable Tobacco Company Warehouse Durham Building 1985
Watts and Yuille Warehouses Durham Building 1984
Watts Hospital Durham Building 1980
Watts-Hillandale Historic District Durham District 2001
West Durham Historic District Durham District 1986
West End Cemeteries Historic District Durham District 2024
West Point on the Eno Durham District 1985
Wright's Automatic Machinery Company Durham Building 2012

State Historic Preservation Office

Nominations, tax-credit certifications and official records for North Carolina go through the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. See how to nominate a property.